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Publisher's Summary

Spun with unsettling plausibility from the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and featuring secret agent Paul Christopher, The Tears of Autumn is a tour de force of action and enigma.

Christopher, at the height of his powers, believes he knows who arranged the assassination and why. His theory is so destructive of the legend of the dead president, though, and so dangerous to the survival of foreign policy, that he is ordered to desist from investigating. But Christopher is a man who lives by, and for, the truth, and his internal compunctions force him to the heart of the matter.

The Tears of Autumn is an incisive study of power and a brilliant commentary on the force of illusion, the grip of superstition, and the overwhelming strength of blood and family in the affairs of a nation.

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Read Me First

Of the three McCarrys currently available at Audible, this is the one to try first. The engrossing "could have been" explanation for the Kennedy assassination is developed with sufficient plausibility and with enough respect for the events and circumstances of that place and time that it requires no suspension of disbelief to allow you to be drawn into the story.

If you find you enjoy McCarry's literate and absorbing style as much as I do, your next stop should be "The Last Supper," which wraps up details from "The Tears of Autumn" and has an historical sweep that reminds me of Littell's "The Company."

In my opinion, you should let "The Miernik Dossier" round out your reading of the three McCarrys. Although it was the author's first novel, it uses a challenging multiple point-of-view technique that is much easier to deal with after you've been introduced to protagonist Paul Christopher's world in a more traditional fashion.

It must be me

I couldn't get through it though I forced myself to endure the endless drone. I thought suspense novels were supposed to make you want to turn the page to find out what is going to happen next or to uncover another clue. This book just goes on and on endlessly without suspense. This book makes reading the crime beat or arest records in the newspapaper exciting.

Classic Spy Fiction

Difficult character to warm up to

Stefan Rudnicki does journeyman work narrating this novel, which I believe was one of McCarry's earlier books. Rudnicki can't quite figure out how to portray Christopher, so he opts for a flat, wooden, one-dimensional tone when reading Christopher's lines. One comes away with a sense that Christopher is an automaton, which can hardly be the case given his operational brilliance.

McCarry seems as though he is trying to find his storyline. He spends the first half of the book telling me far more than I want to know about Christopher's personal thoughts and observations on the minutiae of everyday life. Once the plot gets rolling, however, McCarry does an excellent job portraying Christopher in action. Many of the operational details seem plausible and realistic.

Christopher's (and by extension McCarry's) answer to the question of who killed JFK seems rather far-fetched. I cannot imagine the persons named had the resources, connections, or expertise to plan and execute the entire job in 21 days. Nonetheless, it makes interesting reading and was written before much of the assassination conspiracy literature we have today.

Stefan Rudnicki really shines in his portrayal of LBJ's Texas troubleshooter J.D. Trumbull. He is Rudnicki's best character in the novel. I would not have thought Rudnicki could do a Texas drawl so well.

Welll paced and insightful conspiracy

A JFK conspiracy stitched through a typical Outfit operation leaving a path of destruction of many lives to learn the truth about one life. Its more than one life though depending on what you know and your beliefs for democracy.

Far more than a great mystery, remarkable literature in its own right

The character development is excellent. The protagonist is complete and believable, as is the plot. Indeed the plot and the dialogue possess an authenticity that only comes from a writer with full grasp of his subject matter and real world experience. Gripping, but without artifice or hyperbole. A rare treat.

Good book

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Believable scenario

This story was hard to follow with twists and turns Best part was the summary at the end that tied it all together .It took stubbornness to get through the whole story but by the time I finished it I decided that it was worth my time